Career prospects

With a master's degree in psychology, graduates open up diverse career perspectives through the focus modules they choose. They are thus excellently qualified for a successful career entry in various professional fields of psychologists beyond psychotherapy, such as: 

• Psychological research
• Teaching and learning psychology
• Industrial and organizational psychology
• Legal psychology
• Environmental psychology

Under the transitional regulation described in the PsychThG of 2020, you can still take up psychotherapy training under the old law (PsychThG old version of 1999) if you started your bachelor's degree before 01.09.2020. In this case, the psychotherapy training must be completed by 01.09.2032. In Hesse, the M.Sc. Psychology in its current form still qualifies to take up psychotherapy training under the old law within the framework of the above-mentioned transitional regulations. The requirements that a Master's degree must meet in order to qualify for training under the old law differ in part between the individual federal states. Therefore, it is essential that you inquire individually at the responsible state examination office of the respective federal state in a preliminary inquiry which training you can do (list of state examination offices). In each case, the state in which you would like to begin your psychological psychotherapy training is responsible. In the preliminary inquiry, state both your Bachelor's degree and your future Master's degree. Please have the information provided in writing and keep it until the licensure examination.

If you began your bachelor's degree after Sept. 1, 2020, you will not be eligible for licensure or training with the M.Sc. Psychology degree.